Home extensions in Barrow-in-Furness

What works best for Barrow-in-Furness houses?

The North West has a high share of Victorian and Edwardian terraces with rear yards and outriggers, plus large areas of inter-war semis in the suburbs.

For many houses here, single-storey rear extensions, kitchen extensions or side return extensions gives the most useful space for the budget.

Approvals for an extension in Barrow-in-Furness

In England a single-storey rear extension can usually go up to 3 m beyond the original rear wall of a semi-detached or terraced house, or 4 m on a detached house, without a planning application, provided it is no more than 4 m high, keeps eaves to 3 m within 2 m of a boundary and, with other buildings, covers no more than half the land around the original house. The larger home extension prior approval scheme raises those depths to 6 m and 8 m, with neighbours notified and a 42-day decision.

In England a two-storey rear extension is permitted development only if it projects no more than 3 m from the original rear wall, sits at least 7 m from the rear boundary, matches the roof pitch and uses obscure, non-opening side windows upstairs. Most two-storey extensions therefore go through a householder planning application, which costs £548 from 1 April 2026 and normally takes about 8 weeks.

In a conservation area, national park, National Landscape, the Broads or a World Heritage Site the permitted development limits are tighter (no side or two-storey extensions without an application). Listed homes need listed building consent, and if permitted development rights have been removed, any extension needs an application.

If the work involves a shared wall, building on the boundary, or digging foundations within 3 m (sometimes 6 m) of a neighbour's building, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies and notice must be served before work starts: two months for work to a party wall, one month for new walls on the boundary and for excavations.

Applications are decided by the local planning authority (your district, borough or unitary council).

Where we work near Barrow-in-Furness

Site visits are available across Barrow-in-Furness (LA13, LA14). The same team covers Ulverston (9 miles), Kendal (24 miles), Whitehaven (34 miles), Workington (39 miles), Penrith (42 miles), all within easy reach. Morecambe, in Lancashire, is roughly 15 miles from Barrow-in-Furness and also on our list.

• Ulverston
• Kendal
• Whitehaven
• Workington
• Penrith

Guide prices for Barrow-in-Furness

Every figure below is a guide for Barrow-in-Furness, adjusted for North West England build costs (×0.95) and including VAT. Design and council fees are shown separately on each page.